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The goal of this course is to educate healthcare professionals about issues surrounding the food supply so they can educate patients, clients and consumers and dispel the fear and anxiety about the quality of the foods they eat. Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Explain the relationships between nutrition, health, food and agriculture.

Describe changes in the U.S. food supply over the last 100 years and the effect on life expectancy, disease patterns, nutritional status and health.

Distinguish between the concepts of absolute risk, acceptable risk and risks versus benefits and describe how risk is assessed.

Distinguish between a scientific and a sociocultural view of risk.

Summarize current information about organic food, including nutrition, taste and safety and understand the new USDA national standards for the labeling of organic foods.

Describe the recombinant DNA process that is used to produce GM foods and identify foods that may become more nutritious through genetic modification.

Describe how added nutrients, antimicrobials, antioxidants, and artificial colors and flavors are regulated, and discuss controversial health and safety issues including iron, nitrates, BHA and BHT, sulfites and human intolerance to additives and preservatives.

Explain how pesticides are used in food production and how safety is assessed.

List ways to limit exposure to pesticide residues.

Discuss risks associated with unintentional food additives such as growth hormone and antibiotic residues and heavy metal contaminants such as mercury.

Describe the effect of the changing U.S. food supply on the incidence and prevalence of foodborne illness and how the current food safety system is being strengthened to protect against bioterrorism.

Explain the concept of “functional food” and identify foods, products and nutrients that are likely to be promoted as functional food products.

Discuss the social, economic and political issues surrounding the globalization of food.

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Accreditation Information

This course is intended for an interprofessional audience, including dietitians and health educators.

Health educators: Take this version of the course to ensure you receive appropriate credit.

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